Greenfield High School - Evergreen / Exponent Yearbook (Greenfield, MA)

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18 THE EXPONENT EXCHANGES We gratefully acknowledge the following exchanges since our last magazine number: “The Advance” . Salem, Mass. “The Aegis” . Beverly, Mass. “The Argus”. Gardner, Mass. “Boston University News” Boston, Mass. “‘Cambridge Review” Cambridge, Mass. “The Clarion” Essex Junction, Vt. “Co-ed Leader” . Atlanta, Ga. “The Clarion” .... Fair Haven, Vt. “The Deerfield Arrow” South Deerfield, Mass. “D. F. H. S. Observer” Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. “Drury Academe” North Adams, Mass. “The Herald” .... Holyoke, Mass. “High School Herald” Westfield, Mass. “K. H. S. Enterprise” Keene, N. H. “Lancastrian” . . . Lancaster, N. H. “The Megaphone” . Franklin, Mass. “The Mirror” .... Wilmington, Vt. “The Quarterly” . . Stamford, Conn. “The Recorder” . . Syracuse, N. Y. “The Recorder” . Winchester, Mass. “The Red and Black” Claremont, Mass. “Spaulding Sentinel” . . Barre, Vt. “The Spectator” . . Chicopee, Mass. “The Sutherland” . . . Procter, Vt. “Tech News” . . . Worcester, Mass. AS OTHERS SEEM TO US “The Sentinel”, Charlemont, Mass.—You have a fine magazine. Wouldn’t an exchange department be a helpful addition? “The Megaphone”, Franklin, Mass.—We enjoyed your anniver¬ sary number, especially the cartoons. ALUMNI Elphage Kirouac ' 21 was married to Miss Winnifred Pancoast of Han¬ over, N. H., last month. Mr. Ki¬ rouac is a graduate of Dartmouth College. Clifford Akey ’18 was married to Miss Katherine Fisher, Easter Mon¬ day. Mr. Akey is also a graduate of Dartmouth and engaged in the insurance business. Catherine Lawler ’22 has accepted a position with the Singer Sewing If your comments on others were shorter couldn’t you include more? “The Quarterly”, Stamford, Conn. —You have an excellent all-round magazine. The cover on your last issue was especially attractive. “Cambridge Review”, Cambridge, Mass.—Couldn’t you be a little more charitable in your comments on oth¬ ers? “The Argus”, Gardner, Mass.— You have a paper to be proud of, especially the cover, cuts and car¬ toons. AS WE SEEM TO OTHERS “Your Christmas issue was cer¬ tainly a splendid one. You possess some fine authors and poets. We also enjoyed the joke department.” —The Clarion, Fair Haven, Vt. “We enjoyed your literary depart¬ ment very much. A table of con¬ tents would be an improvement.” —The Aegis, Beverly, Mass. “The readers of the Exponent will surely feel that they have received their money’s worth in all your de¬ partments.” —The Advance, Salem, Mass. “Nothing extraordinary, but very good for a small publication.” —Cambridge Review, Cambridge, Mass. “A good issue.” —The Clarion, Essex Junction, Vt. “Your December cover is most at¬ tractive. The Christmas stories are very interesting and well written.” —The Quarterly, Stamford, Conn. KATHRYN KNIGHT, ’26. NOTES Machine Co., of Springfield. Andrew Wait ’24 is a member of R. P. I. track team. He was re¬ cently awarded a sweater for his ability. John Mazuzan ’20 Is publicity manager for Norwich University. He is at present traveling with “The Maple Sugar Special”, the train ad¬ vertising Vermont State. Willett Forbes ’24 is abroad play-

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THE EXPONENT 17 ideas cf guvernment and the rights of men. Later the Monroe Doctriiio stated thtir belie thac the New World must be kept safe for democracy. Then came a “great war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated could long endure.” Our fathers proved that it couM. Next, because Spain was not us¬ ing the Cubans rightly, according to these standards of ours, we entered the Spanish-American w. ' ir. In ]bi7. President W ' iison extend¬ ed the Monroe Doctrine to the world when he asked Congress to declare war on Germany, saying that we must enter the war to preserve our ideals and the ideals of the world ard to “make the worLl safe for democracy.’ This, then, is our herilar-e, the noblest ideals to be found anywhere in the world. It is our duty to pass on the legacy and not betray our trust. A hundred years ago we upheld the idea that America was the “Promised Land,” the land of the free from which none was barred. Now we have passed immigration laws which keep out many liberty¬ seeking people who wish to come here. Have we shattered an ideal? How about the principle that all men are created equal? That is be¬ ing broken in many of our Southern states right now, because negroes are not allowed to vote. One of our newest and highest American ideals is the principle of world peace, embodied in the League of Nations. The idea of the League originated in America, but thus far we have broken one of our own ideals by not becoming a member. Are we drifting away frojn the high standards that have been s ' t before I ' S? The Constitution purposely puts the government of Oi i country in rhe hands ( + the people b‘cause was and is our ideal that true gov¬ ernment is of the people and by tlie people. Yet only fifty-two per cent of the people voted at the last pres¬ idential election, which the t.me when the largest number of votes is cast. This shows that nearly half the people of this country are be¬ traying the ideal. Everyone should know the workings of the govern¬ ment and take his part in them, but we are too lazy or too busy to do this and so we willing ly ‘et “the eth¬ er fellow” take all responsibility. It is in this way that a few crafty politicians get the real control of the government, not the people. There will soon be an opportunity given you, voters of Greenfield, to show whether you believe in uphold¬ ing one of the historic ideals of your state. Our fathers believed in the Puritan Sunday, that the Sabbath is a day of rest and worship, not in the Continental Sunday which holds that Sunday is a day of commer¬ cialized sports, amusements and pleasures. This ideal is now in great danger for an initiative bill was introduced into the Massachu setts State Legislature making lawful all forms of Sunday sports and amusements for nay. The, bill was defeated three to one in the Legislature, but, since it was an initiative bill and its su’ Torters had secured twenty-five thousand signers, the question is to be upon the bal¬ lot at the November election. , Are you sufficiently interested in . pre¬ serving the ideals of your state to take the trouble to get out and vote on the question in November? For, it is our duty to our coun¬ try to love it; to support its .Con¬ stitution and to obey its laws,; to respect its Flag; to defend it from all enemies; and to make it stand for the highest ideals to-day as it always has stood in the past. VALEDICTORY Classmates, we have reached a goal, a parting of our ways. Some of us are going one way—the way to higher education—while many take the other path, directly out into life. Though perhaps our ways will sometimes cross, yet many of us will never see each other aq-ain. Still, in the years to come we shall remember with pleasure the days which we have spent to-gether here. And now, as we stand at the brink of life, m ’ ' wish for each one of you is that you may climb “Round Round” to the top of the ladder of success in your chosen profession. ISABEL MORGAN ’26.

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THE EXPONENT 19 ing in the Connecticut Governor’s Footguard Band. Mr. and Mrs. James Hanley (nee Kathryn Ryan ’20) are receiving congratulation on the birth of a son, May 17. Dorothy Bonneville ’25 was mar¬ ried to Frederick Noetzel, May 22. Ruth Holbrook ’22 is music super¬ visor in the Danbury Normal School in Connecticut. Ella Lynch ’22 graduates from Simmons this month. Peg O’Hara and Helen Toomey ’24 both of Framingham Normal School, complete their course this year. Willard Wagner ' 23 has been elected Treasurer of the class of 1928 at Notre Dame. Charlotte Hamilton ’16 is en¬ gaged to be married to Dr. Kenneth Rice of South Deerfield. Lincoln Durkee ’24 is planning to enter Harvard College in the fall. Stuart Nichols ’22 is center in the R. P. I. football team. Ramona Brown ’23 is Vice-Presi¬ dent of the Alnha X Delta Society at Middlebury College. BASKETBALL BANQUET The girls’ basketball banquet was very successfully held in the cafe¬ teria, Thursday evening. May 6. The following members of the varsity team received their letters—Avery, Crowley, Crosby, Gilliland, Wait and Pettirossi. The Senior team won the interclass tournament and these girls received numerals—Crowley, Lynch, Wait, Church, Crosby and Brown. The following program was carried out with Miss Leavitt acting as toast- mistress: Toast to Basketball, A. Crowley Toasts to Interclass basketball: Senior, D. Crosby Junior, C. Avery Sophomore, D. Hosmer Freshman G. Townsley Toast to Sportsmanship, A. Wait Toast to Varsity, E. Perry Toast to Training, M. Young Miss Merrill and her domestic science girls served the banquet din¬ ner most capably. The rest of the evening was spent in games .and dancing in the gym. SCHOOL NOTES The Girls’ League with the help of the boys and numerous teachers gave a splendid entertainment on May 21 in the form of a Springtime Fete. Thus they raised quite a bit of money for the Student Activities Society. The Junior Prom, ably managed by the committee, was a very suc¬ cessful affair which drew a large at¬ tendance. The Seniors are well represented Our Own Shakespearian Collection Freshman—“A Comedy of Er¬ rors.” Sophomore—“Much Ado About . Nothing.” Junior—“As You Like It.” Senior—“All’s Well That Ends Well.” in the Pro-Merito Society with eighteen members. Several Sophomores have gone out for baseball and have certainly proved the worth of their class. The foremost players are Phil Murphy, Bill Breslin, Ed Pekalski, Stan Pekal- ski. Con Murphy, Merle Vickery and Jo Bonitski. Alvah Durkee has done remarkably well on this season’s baseball team, acting as first baseman. Phil Moore has also done very good work. Teacher: “Have you read the outline for to-day?” B. Perry ’28: “No.” Teacher: “Have you read the tonics B. Perry ’28: “No.” Teacher: “Well, what have you read?” B. Perry ’28: “I have red hair.”